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To think you don’t really visit somewhere when you go on a cruise?

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shingledshack · 31/12/2024 10:05

Recently spent a week on an island and rented a villa, drove around the whole island, tried different restaurants, villages, beaches etc cetera.

My dad visited the island on a cruise as an excursion. They had half a day there and got off at the cruise dock and sat on the beach.

I asked if he’d like to go back and he said no he’d already been there. So I said sure you’ve seen a little bit of the place but you’ve not really visited somewhere if you just go for a half a day on a cruise. Then he got pissy with me and said of course he’s visited

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SerenityNowSerenityNow · 31/12/2024 10:13

Of course you've visited.
You haven't seen as much as someone who spends a week there and makes an effort to see different parts of the place but you've seen enough to know if you like it or not.

LightDrizzle · 31/12/2024 10:13

You’ve visited but you haven’t stayed.

ExtraOnions · 31/12/2024 10:12

Yes you have still visited it .. you haven’t done an in-depth, immersive, island exploration .. but you’ve still been, and you can still have an opinion about it.

Unless there is some sort of tourist Top Trump “I was there longer so my opinion matters more” game, I am not aware of.

JMSA · 31/12/2024 10:11

I'd still love to do a cruise though. It's on the bucket list.

Bluevelvetsofa · 31/12/2024 10:10

I agree. But it does give an idea of a place, to visit for longer. There are places I wouldn’t want to spend more than half a day in and others that are the catalyst for a longer holiday.